Ken Griffey Jr. walked as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning to remain one shy of 600 home runs. Griffey wasn’t in the Reds’ lineup for the second straight game because of general soreness. He’s been bothered by a sore left knee, though he could return Wednesday.

Edwin Encarnacion hit a solo homer and tripled for two of Cincinnati’s four hits. Rookie sensation Jay Bruce had a checked-swing, infield single in three at-bats.

Junior represented the tying run when he came up with one out, but walked on four pitches and pitcher Bronson Arroyo ran for him. A sellout crowd gave Griffey a standing ovation and booed when reliever Tom Gordon didn’t throw a strike.

Eaton (2-3) allowed one run and three hits, outpitching Aaron Harang (2-8). Eaton has won consecutive starts after going winless in his first 10.

Brad Lidge finished for his 15th save in as many chances.

Braves 5, Marlins 4

ATLANTA (AP)—Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer and Greg Norton came through with a two-run double in the eighth inning that gave the Atlanta another come-from-behind victory.

The Braves actually won a one-run game, improving their mark in those contests to 3-16, despite two more homers by Florida’s slugging second baseman, Dan Uggla.

Atlanta beat the Marlins in its final at-bat for the second night in a row. Jones sparked the Braves in the eighth with a leadoff single against Matt Lindstrom (1-1). Mark Teixeira followed with a double into the left-field corner, putting runners at second and third.

Norton, a .171-hitting utilityman forced to start because the Braves have two outfielders on the disabled list, drove the first pitch he saw just inside the first-base bag.

The Marlins have lost six of their last seven game to slide out of first in the NL East.

Will Ohman (3-0) won for the second night in a row with a scoreless inning. Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his second save.

Astros 2, Pirates 0

PITTSBURGH (AP)—Lance Berkman and Miguel Tejada doubled in runs, Wandy Rodriguez pitched six shutout innings in his second start after coming off the disabled list, and Houston ended a five-game losing streak.

Chris Sampson, Doug Brocail and Jose Valverde finished up the five-hitter with an inning each, with Valverde getting his 16th save. Kaz Matsui went 4-for-4 with a sacrifice bunt and scored both Astros runs.

The Pirates were shut out for the first time this season.

Rodriguez (2-1) was out for five weeks with a strained left groin before returning to lose to St. Louis 6-1 last Wednesday.

MILWAUKEE (AP)—Ryan Braun hit a two-run home run to ruin a memorable night for Arizona’s Randy Johnson.

Johnson (4-2) broke a tie with Roger Clemens to take sole possession of second place on baseball’s career strikeout list in the first inning when he fanned Mike Cameron. That gave the Big Unit 4,673 strikeouts, still far behind Nolan Ryan’s 5,714.

Johnson struck out eight through five innings.

Brewers starter Seth McClung (3-2) gave up a run and six hits over six innings in his third start of the season.

Milwaukee scored three in the eighth on homers by J.J. Hardy and Prince Fielder, and Brian Shouse worked the final two innings for his second save, securing Milwaukee’s fifth straight victory.

Rockies 3, Dodgers 0

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Jeff Francis outpitched longtime Rockies nemesis Brad Penny and Colorado snapped an eight-game losing streak, beating the Dodgers in a game that was punctuated by a bench-clearing brawl.

Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp struck out on a pitch in the dirt from Taylor Buchholz for the third out in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the ball rolled a few feet to the right of catcher Yorvit Torrealba, who accidentally made contact with Kemp from behind before picking up the ball and tagging him lightly in the chest.

Francis (2-5) gave up four hits in seven innings.

Penny (5-7) lost his fifth consecutive decision over six starts.

Mets 9, Giants 6

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Pedro Martinez came off the disabled list to make his second 2008 start for the Mets and got a win over the Giants, more than two months after leaving his first start of the year April 1 with a hamstring injury.

Martinez (1-0) even hit a pair of singles and drove in a run to help his cause and boost his line, which read: six innings, seven hits, three runs, three walks and three strikeouts on 109 pitches. He received a standing ovation when he walked off the mound after the sixth to finish his night, then was greeted with a hug from catcher Ramon Castro in the dugout. The pitcher sat down and was all smiles.

Barry Zito (1-9), who began the season 0-8, lost for the first time in his three career starts versus New York after getting two victories in 2007 during his initial year in the National League.

Cardinals 6, Nationals 1

WASHINGTON (AP)—The St. Louis Cardinals faced more resistance from Mother Nature than from the Washington Nationals, enduring more than 2 1/2 hours of delays before finishing off a victory.

A miscue-filled, four-run first-inning, highlighted by Yadier Molina’s three-run homer, was all the Cardinals needed against a Nationals team whose inept hitting and defense were mercifully interrupted twice by a massive storm over the nation’s capital. The only suspense regarding the outcome concerned whether the game would complete the necessary five innings to become official.

The game’s two delays totaled 2 hours, 40 minutes, but Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse (6-2) returned both times to pitch the required five innings for the victory. Lohse has won three straight starts, allowing only two runs over his last 17 innings.

Odalis Perez (2-5) took the loss.

Cubs 9, Padres 6

SAN DIEGO (AP)—Alfonso Soriano hit a three-run homer and Mark DeRosa added a two-run shot to lead the Cubs over the Padres for their ninth straight win.

The Cubs also got a solo homer from rookie Geovany Soto as they battered Padres’ pitchers for the second straight night. Chicago, which had 14 hits in Monday night’s 7-6 win, had 11 hits.

Soto’s leadoff home run in the sixth put the Cubs ahead 4-3. Two batters later, DeRosa hit a two-run homer. Both drives came off Bryan Corey (1-1).

Jason Marquis (3-3) won despite a rough outing, allowing three runs in five innings. Marquis walked five, hit a batter, committed a balk and allowed a run to score on a throwing error when he attempted to pick a runner off first base.

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